Pines Branch Gets Manager

Names and Faces BOB FRENCH

Witkop's responsibilities include business development, underwriting and managing the operation of the office. Witkop, of Davie, has more than 15 years experience in mortgage lending and real estate. She was a regional sales manager with Mortgage Now Inc.

Hayhurst & Associates celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and has offices in Coconut Grove, Marathon Key and Pembroke Pines. It employs 43 people and has been one of the largest women-owned companies in Florida for the last three years.

* Sherman Mosely has been hired as community relations coordinator for Broward County.

Broward Human Rights Director Gloria Battle hired Mosely to work closely with the different ethnic communities. Among his duties will be to run a rumor control hotline to provide the public with facts during community unrest, such as riots or hate crimes.

For five years Mosely was an investigator in the Human Rights Division and for three years he worked as an research analyst for a law firm. He has worked as a substitute teacher in Broward County.

Mosely has a bachelor's degree in professional studies from Barry University.

* Richard L. Sherman, a Pembroke Pines and Davie pediatric dentist, was installed as president of the East Coast District Dental Society last month.

He leads a 1,400-member professional organization of dentists practicing in South Broward, Dade and Monroe counties.

Sherman is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry and completed his specialty training at the University of Michigan. He has practiced in Broward County for 20 years.

* Lew Soli became the president of the Hollywood Rotary Club this month.

Soli replaces Marjie Crawford, who served as president during 1996-97.

The Hollywood Rotary Club was established in the 1930s. It focuses its energies on benefiting Hollywood children.

Each year the club has an auction as well as other activities to raise money for programs for children.

* Matthew R. Hall, of Cooper City, received a bachelor's degree of science from Murray State University in Murray, Ky. He was among 958 students to receive degrees during Murray State's 74th commencement on May 10.